The King's School annual reports 2010

THE KING’s SCHOOLHeadmaster’sAnnualReport20101

Mathematics waspleasing with King’sbeing listed as oneof the best performingschools in theteaching ofmathematics in nsw.Academic MattersExcelsior ProgramAt the heart of a King’s education is the delivery of an academic One of the great features of The King’s School is that it offers all of theprogram designed not so much to prepare a student for an exam but advantages of a selective school in that we have a wonderful giftedfor life. This requires the exercise of critical and creative thinking and to and talented program and Scholars’ classes for able students. Thisdisturbing students with the challenge of excellence. The aim of The grouping of gifted students in Scholar’s classes enables higher orderKing’s School is to develop an enjoyment of learning in all students and thinking tasks to be undertaken and extension work to be given that isa respect for academic ability. Central to this is the requirement that designed to keep gifted and talented students at their growing edge.all Kingsmen be given an opportunity to develop their full potential. Many of our gifted and talented students in Year 7-10 participate inBy whatever measure chosen, the academic credentials of The the Da Vinci decathlon which involves students pitting their wits againstKing’s School are strong. Our presentation on the “My School” website gifted and talented students from other schools in NSW. This year, asees us as performing well above the national average and our “Philosopher at the End of the Universe” course has been establishedcomparison against “like schools” is also extremely encouraging. In that has enabled students to explore philosophical concepts throughState and National competitions, the School continues to perform films such as The Matrix. A student edited journal, The New Rambler isstrongly and our results in the Higher School Certificate were solid. also produced by our gifted students. Talented scholars within Year 7are also invited to become members of the Mary Burns Society, whereHigher School CertificateThe 2010 HSC results were a good reflection on a cohort that has notbeen one of our strongest groups. Nonetheless, the value added by theirteachers has been significant resulting in some outstanding performances.Yang Su AhnSamuel Neil Willem BillyardJulian Christopher BorreyChristopher Stephen BruceTiernan Sam Jacobson ChristensenPeter Dilipkumar EmersonChristopher John HestelowDong Kyu KimJack Hamilton LeslieBenn Leslie Melroseall performed magnificently and were listed in the top “all-rounders” inthe State for obtaining a Band 6 (the top grade) in each of their ten unitsof study in the HSC exam. Our top student was Tiernan Christensen whoobtained an ATAR score of 99.85. The runner up was Sam Billyard whoobtained an ATAR score of 99.80.The School’s performance in Mathematics was particularly pleasing withKing’s being listed as one of the best performing Schools in the teachingof Mathematics in NSW. There were also strong performances in severalacademic papers are given on a diverse range of topics.Gifted and talented activities are also to be found within thePreparatory School where a combined Year 5/6 Scholars inquiry unithas been established and cross-age mentoring initiatives have beenput in place to extend our gifted students.Planning is well advanced in the establishing of an academicresearch unit within The King’s School. This will be led by Dr Mo Afzalwho has been appointed Director of Innovation. The principle role ofthe Director of Innovation is to engage students in meaningful scientificresearch and enable students to participate in genuine scientificenquiry in partnership with a variety of Universities and industry groups.School DoctorsThe King’s School is fortunate to have no less than seven staff withPhDs and one member of the academic staff who is fully trained as amedical doctor.Dr Mo AfzalDr Tim HawkesDr Grant BellDr Linda Langford-GibsonDr Alexander BrilDr Andrew ParryDr Alison DiskinDr Tim PettersonIn addition to the above, there are four other colleagues who arecurrently working on their doctoral thesis.other subjects.8 9

Educational Support ServicesOne of the great strengths of The King’s School is its capacity toadd value to a student’s education. Nowhere is this expressed morecomprehensively than in the School’s Educational Support Services(ESS). This unit is staffed by five colleagues whose role is to giveenrichment to those students who need a little extra help with theirlearning. Some of the advances made by students, after they havebeen helped by the ESS department, are nothing short of miraculous.Overseas TripsThe academic program of The King’s School is enriched by overseastrips and by a language exchange program. Several Senior Schoolstudents studying German and French attend Schloss Salem in Germanyand Tivoli in Bordeaux, France, in order to enrich their linguistic skills. Inaddition, language students in Years 8 and 9 travel to New Caledonia inorder to practise their French.The Primary Years’ ProgramThe King’s School Preparatory School continues to run the Primary Years’Program (PYP). The PYP is an enquiry based learning system developedby the International Baccalaureate Organisation. At its heart is thestimulation of interest so that a student is motivated to learn rather thanhaving to be driven to the fountain of knowledge by his teachers. Thecreative activity witnessed within the Preparatory School bears testimonyto the effectiveness of this program. Nowhere is this more evident thanin the Year 6 Enterprise Program which sees boys in Years 6 undertakingambitious building projects including making fully operational dunebuggies, speedboats and engaging in a variety of other creative exercisessuch as writing books and designing high tech recycling initiatives. It issmall wonder that the Preparatory School’s results, as measured by theNational Assessment Program in Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests,are outstanding.Conferences At King’sG20 ConferenceEarly March saw The King’s School hosting the G20 Conference. TheG20 is made up of 20 leading schools from around the world such asEton (UK), Deerfield Academy (USA), “Bishop’s” (South Africa), the DoonSchool (India), the Geneva International School (Switzerland) and theRaffles Institute (Singapore).The purpose of the G20 is to give support to iconic schools in theirtask of leading educational change in their respective countries. Itwas a privilege for The King’s School to host the G20 and to run aconference that featured presentations in the NSW State Parliament,NSW Art Gallery and by several prominent educational thinkers suchas Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, and the State Minister for Education, theHon. Verity Firth.National Boys’ Education Conference10-12 October 2010There are not many schools that are able to run national conferences,but over the last decade, The King’s School has run the National Boys’Education Conference. This year’s Conference attracted speakerssuch as Dr Michael Gurian and Dr Adam Cox, both from the UnitedStates, together with some local expertise, including a marvellousConference dinner speech by Mr Kevin Sheedy AM, the well-known AFLcoach and mentor of young men.One of the features of the National Boys’ Education Conference wasloaning each of the 380 delegates an iPad on which they could giveinstantaneous feedback on the speakers and workshop presenters.This was an educational first and has emboldened conferenceorganisers around the world to engage with this sort of technologyin order to increase the level of connection between delegates andpresenters.Australian Boarding Schools’ Association Conference,Canberra – 26-29 September 2010Although not responsible for running the Australian Boarding Schools’Association (ABSA) Conference in Canberra, The King’s School playeda major part in the Conference. The Chairman of ABSA, is provided byKing’s, and its most significant researcher is Mr Brad Papworth. Mr Papworthis studying the effect boarding has on academic advancement andon the social development of students. This PhD project has attracteda federal government grant of several hundreds of thousands of dollarsand is generally recognised as the most significant piece of research intoboarding being undertaken anywhere in the world.

Students enjoythe teacher who iscommitted to them – whowatches them through lazyovers on the cricket field,who emails them HSC studytips, who chats with them inthe lunch-time queue.14 The King’s School15

The new housestructure willmaintain the effectivepastoral care thatis the hallmark ofa king’s education.House Restructure2010 saw the announcing of the most significant restructuring of TheKing’s School House system for many decades. The imperatives for thechange to the current House system were:• A need to upgrade both the day and boarding facilities.• A need for a boarding system that allows an appropriate numberof boarders of a similar age to be in the same House.• A need to accommodate the growing number of day studentsin the School.• A need to provide a more equal size between day houses andboarding houses.The key features of the new House structure involve:• Gowan Brae continuing to operate as a base for Year 7 boarders.• The pairing of existing boarding houses to create four boardingcommunities of about 90 boarders:Broughton ForrestBaker HakeMacarthur WaddyBishop Barker Harris• Significant new extensions being built on Broughton, Baker, Waddyand Bishop Barker to accommodate their doubling in size.• Extensions to the boarding houses to provide a “sense of arrival”,a doubling of a number of beds and a reception area. In addition,the older part of the existing boarding houses will be renovated.• The three empty boarding buildings being converted into six dayhouses. This will provide a venue close to the academic precinct forthe day students in the Senior School.This exciting project will be undertaken over a 5-6 year period. Thenew House structure will maintain the effective pastoral care that isthe hallmark of a King’s education. It will also honour and preserve thehistory of all boarding houses, provide a house structure that is flexibleand one that will cope with future enrolment patterns.I have been encouraged by the gracious response of the Schoolcommunity to this very significant change to the House structure ofthe School.The King’s School Art ShowFor 31 years, The King’s School has run one of the most significant ArtShows in the State. Quite apart from over 700 paintings on display, therewas jewellery, gourmet food, a music festival, fun fair and a display ofvintage British cars organised by the All British Car Club. There werenearly 2,000 cars on display and this added greatly to the festivities.The extraordinary good will and selfless service by the Prep parents hasensured that the reputation of The King’s School Art Show continues togo from strength to strength. The $15,000 acquisitive prize was given toRoss Laurie for his painting Rams Gully – Butt Up.Duke of Edinburgh ProgramAt The King’s School, all Year 9 students engage with the Bronze Dukeof Edinburgh program. Thereafter, the Duke of Edinburgh programis voluntary. Those undertaking the Silver Duke of Edinburgh Awardengage in a mountain biking expedition in the Morton National Parkin the Southern Highlands. Those who participate in the Gold Duke ofEdinburgh Award engage in a sailing trip in and around the waters ofNew Caledonia. Surviving storms, undertaking night-time manoeuvresand coping with gear failure are just some of the challenges facedby the 32 students who were involved with the Gold Award SailingExpedition in 2010.Ancillary OrganisationsThe King’s School is not a school, it is a community, and a large numberof ancillary organisations make up this community and lend support tothe realisation of the School’s mission to: “make an outstanding impactfor the good of society through its students, and by the quality of itsteaching and leadership in education”.David Adams, President of the Old Boys’ Union, together with themembers of the Union, have continued to support their alma materfaithfully and effectively throughout the year. The King’s School Parents’Association and the Prep Father’s Association have also remainedactive, as have a variety of other clubs throughout the year. The King’sSchool Foundation has been effective in the exercise of its duties andin the management of the corpus of monies that is used to support ourscholarships program and building program.16 17

DramaIn October 2010, The King’s School produced Tom Stoppard’s classicspoof on the “whodunit” genre entitled The Real Inspector Hound.Directed by John Haigh and performed in the round, the play intriguedaudiences through its blurring of the boundaries between actor,audience and critic.One of the most powerful evenings of dramatic performance isundertaken by Year 12 students in the presentation of their HSC dramapieces. These evenings have become enormously popular to theextent that the facilities can barely contain the crowds who come towatch. The standard of drama is such that it represents one of thefastest growing disciplines within the School, which is a tribute to thestaff who promote the subject and to the quality of performance theyelicit from their students. Several students were nominated for Onstage,which signifies that their drama was considered to be among the bestin the State.MusicMusic at The King’s School continues to go from strength to strength. Thepursuit of musical excellence starts in the Preparatory School which hasa talented choir, a wonderful stage band and several other musicalgroups. The Prep School choir, Chamber choir and various musicalensembles have achieved several honours in many eisteddfodsthroughout the year.In the Senior School, there have been some extraordinary musicalperformances by the Senior choir, which now numbers over 100students, to the extent that a secondary choir of auditioned voices hasbeen formed called Schola Cantorum. As well as the Senior choir, thefollowing groups have been active throughout the year:Symphonic concert bandPiano trioWind ensembleOrchestraIntermediate stage bandGuitar ensemblesSenior stage bandFlute ensemblesSometimes, our musicians have performed in venues away from theSchool such as the Marching Band entertaining the crowds at theAnzac Day Parade. At other times, we have performed within theSchool such as at the Higher School Certificate performance night.Austin Lee (flute) and Andrew Kim (piano) were nominated for Encore,which is the group of Year 12 students judged to be the most giftedHSC students in the State.Special mention must also be made of Eric and Roger Kong, whoare two of the most gifted pianists the School has ever seen, and ofHarley Maulana who completed a conducting course in Auckland andwent to the United States to participate in the Interlochen Festival bothas a conductor and a bassoonist.This year’s musical was the Pirates of Penzance which was performedin Futter Hall. Directed by John Haigh, with Christine Dean as MusicalDirector, Barry Walmsley as Conductor and produced by Michael Terzo,“Pirates” was a huge success and performed to sellout crowds for overthree weeks. The professionalism of the production, the energy, colourand attention to detail was such that those attending were enchanted.Several Kingsmen in Years 7-10 also assisted with the Tara AnglicanGirls’ School production of Beauty and the Beast. The close associationThe King’s School has with Tara, in the performing arts, is deeplyappreciated.DebatingDebating remains strong at the School, with oratory skills being extensivelydeveloped within the Preparatory School and further developed in theSenior School.In Term 1 at the Senior School, students participate in the ISDA DebatingCompetition. Those participating did so with enthusiasm, dedication andskill. Oratory skills are developed through the careful intercession of staffand by a variety of Old Boys who come back to coach our debaters.The Senior team was made up of Julian Borrey, Thomas Mackey andHenry Vindin.Mid way through the year, the GPS Debating Competition commencesand once again, The King’s School proved competitive. The Year 7Ateam achieved 1st place in the GPS competition. Heath Sloane alsoachieved 1st place in the semi-final round of the United Nations YouthAssociation public speaking competition.In addition to the above, The King’s School participates in the HistoryDebating Competitions where it has excelled. We also contribute to theLawrence Campbell Oratory Competition where Pravin Siriwardena (Year12) represented the School with distinction.19

TKS 1st and 2nd rifleteam won everything.it was a remarkableperformance and icongratulate themon their impressiveachievement.King’s Herald extract / 30 July 2010:Trajectory of excellence: If you stand directly behind a Kingsmanfiring 30 calibre projectiles over 600 metres, and if you have atelescope trained on the space between his Barnard rifle and thetarget on the Hornsby rifle range, you will receive a lesson in ballistics.Despite the bullet travelling at supersonic speeds and covering thedistance in about two thirds of a second, you will see the shot. Youwill also notice that the bullet’s trajectory is significant, with the shotrising and falling nearly two metres before hitting the target.Matthew Syed in his book Bounce suggests that one of themost important factors in fostering good performance in a studentis whether they have been placed on a “trajectory of excellence”.Parents, teachers and coaches who had the commitment, the timeand the vision to launch their charges on that trajectory of excellence,have eclipsed those who could not raise their expectations beyondthe average. Syed reports on a study undertaken in 1991 by AndersEricsson, a psychologist at Florida State University. Ericsson studiedthree groups of violinists. One group was outstanding, another wasgood, and the last group was only of average ability. The finding thatEricsson discovered was that by the age of twenty, the outstandinggroup had put in 10,000 hours of practice, the good group 8,000hours of practice, and the average group 4,000 hours.Nick Bollettieri, who runs the famous tennis academy on Florida’swest coast, an academy that has produced Agassi, Courier,Hingis, Sharapova, and Kournikova, amongst many others, requireshis athletes to have an “appetite for practice and hard work”.Bollettieri says:They may arrive thinking they can cruise their way to success, butthey quickly learn that nobody got anywhere in life without workinghard, by showing tremendous discipline and by taking responsibilityfor their actions. (Syed, page 126).Syed also recounts an audacious human experiment when aHungarian by the name of Laszlo Polgar advertised for a wife andmarried her in 1967. He declared that any parent could producea world champion and proceeded to test this theory when Klaraprovided him with three daughters, Susan, Sophia and Judit. Laszlo’sdaughters became the greatest female chess players of all time.Polgar stated:Children have extraordinary potential, and it is up to society tounlock it ... the problem is that some people for some reason donot want to believe it. (Syed, page 60).The secret to outstanding performance at school is probably nodifferent in that High expectations, Parental support and Purposefulpractice are essential.The idea of “purposeful practice” is particularly important forboys. There is a natural tendency for a boy to want to show off whathe can already do rather than to risk failure by exploring the limits ofhis true potential. No practice session should be concluded unlessthere is clear and demonstrable progress beyond that which hewas able to do at the start of the lesson. The next essay handed inmust be of a higher standard than the previous essay. The musicmust be played with a greater fluency than before. The sportingperformance must be undertaken with greater skill than previously.Unfortunately, standing between pedestrian performance andexcellence is the grind associated with practice. However, if the prizeis attractive enough, and if the self discipline is great enough, this painbarrier can be overcome. Syed writes:It is only possible to clock up meaningful practice if an individualhas made an independent decision to devote himself... he has tocare about what he is doing, not because the parent or teachersays so, but for its own sake. (page 58).In closing, I return to the rifle range and in particular to theperformance of The King’s School rifle team. Alasdair Cadell,supported by his team, a devoted coterie of parents and by MrPeter Phipps, engaged in sufficient “purposeful practice” to securethe best GPS shooting results in the entire history of the competition.In short, The King’s School 1st and 2nd Rifle Team won everything.It was a remarkable performance and I congratulate them on theirimpressive achievement.24 25

Rugby2010 saw The King’s School defending its title of joint GPS Champions, atitle that we have held for two consecutive years. The loss of two gamesby a single point prevented King’s from retaining the premiership, butthe 2010 season proved to be enormously exciting with both the 1st and2nd XV teams being runners up in their respective GPS competitions. TheSchool also had a record number of players selected for the AustralianSchoolboys’ Team. Guy Millar, Boyd Killingworth, Jed Gillespie, Ed Wylieand Tom Connor were all selected to play in the Australian Schoolboys’side and Benn Melrose, Tim Reid and Chris Ingate were selected forthe Australia ‘A’ Side. This is an extraordinary achievement and bearstestimony to the strength of Rugby at The King’s School.In the younger age groups, no less than five students were selectedfor the Australian 16s Championship. These students were Harry Randell,Max Wylie, Jude Prater, Andrew Ferris and Liam Moylan.Throughout the year the School hosted a number of players from StGeorge’s College, Argentina. In addition, The King’s School Rugby Clubheld the enormously popular Rugby 10s competition, which is one ofthe premier rugby competitions in Australia.It is particularly pleasing to note that The King’s School is contributingsignificantly to Rugby at the very highest level with four Kingsmen playingin the Wallabies and dozens of others playing at first grade level. In thePreparatory School, the 1st XV and the U11B teams completed theirseasons undefeated. The U10As and the U11As only lost one match.Cross countryThe King’s School ended 2010 as GPS Senior Cross Country Champions.This was a wonderful result and built upon the strong performances in ofrecent years. The win by the Senior Cross Country team was emphaticwith Michael Todd (Captain), Joshua Hall, Olli Martin and James Daveyall performing with distinction, together with Jack Stapleton and ThomasMoult. There were many outstanding performances in the Junior agegroups which augers well for the future.students participate and once again, The King’s School proved to beone of the leading snow sports schools in the country.No less than 21 of the King’s teams qualified after Regionalcompetitions to participate in the State Championships. This then ledto seven of our teams qualifying for the Nationals. Our Senior skiers, OlliMartin, Harry Madigan and Alex Sharp excelled with fine performancesalso coming from Nick Jackman, Hugh Taylor, James Milson andHugh Manning.FootballFootball continues to grow both in terms of numbers and in terms ofsuccess, with the School now registering more victories than losseswhen all games are aggregated across the various year levels. TheKing’s 1st XI were major contenders for the Premiership and werenarrowly beaten into second place after playing a wonderful seasonof entertaining football. Travis Cooper and Mathew Koura were bothselected in the 1st combined GPS teams, with Travis Cooper going onto be chosen for the CIS team. The 2nd XI also had a strong season,losing only twice in the GPS competition. The statistics for 2010 showedthat the year was the best ever season of football at The King’s School.ShootingThe King’s School had an outstanding shooting season with the Schoolachieving its best shooting result ever. Every single GPS shootingcompetition was won by The King’s School with King’s winning theRawson Cup, the National Rifle Association Shield and the BuchananShield. This was an extraordinary performance by Alasdair Cadell(Captain) and his team. Alasdair was selected for the combined GPSShooting team together with Tim Gilder, Simon Kershaw, Zac Quitzauand Jack Webster.Snow sportsThe Inter-Schools Snow Sports Competition is the biggest schoolbased competition in the Southern Hemisphere and covers 21 daysof competition at Regional, State and National levels. Some 9,00026The King’s School27

In athletics nicholashough went on tobecome worldchampion in the110 hurdles at theworld youth olympics.AthleticsNicholas Hough went on tobecome world champion in the 110hurdles.The 115th AAGPS Athletics Championships of 2010 saw The King’sSchool obtain its third consecutive Senior team premiership. Not sincethe 1920s has the School won three straight Senior athletics titles. Forthe second year in a row, the Junior athletics team also achieved firstplace, thus presenting the School with its second consecutive “doublepremiership”, a feat that The King’s School has not achieved in 178years. The athletics captain, Michael Todd, and the U17 athlete,Nicholas Hough, were awarded The King’s School Gold Medal forSporting Excellence, an award only granted if a boy has participated inthree consecutive Senior premierships in the same sport. For this reason,2010 will probably be remembered as one of the most successfulathletics seasons in the history of the School.Adding to the memories of an extraordinary year in track and field,were the performances of Nicholas Hough and Elliott Lang who bothgained selection in the Australian team to participate in the WorldYouth Olympics in Singapore. Nicholas Hough went on to becomeworld champion in the 110 hurdles. Elliott Lang gained first place in theU17 javelin for NSW and first place in U16 discus.Chamath Herath won no less than four titles at the Australian JuniorChampionships with hurdles being his major speciality. Josh Clarkebecame National Champion in the U16 100m in a time of 10.72 secsand by so doing established a national record. There were also strongperformances at the Nationals by Jack Stapleton (Year 9) who camethird in U16 1500m.The growing popularity of basketball at The King’s School is a tributeto the coaches and to the faithful band of parents and students whosupport our basketball program.CricketCricket remains very strong at The King’s School. This is due to thedevotion of staff and coaches and to the commitment made by manystudents. When one has coaches of the quality of Trevor Chappell, itis small wonder that the School’s cricketing prowess continues to grow.The 2009/10 season saw Ryan Blaker (Year 12) complete his fourth yearin the 1st XI and the 2nd XI achieved a credible third place in theGPS competition. The GPS 1st XI obtained 5th place. The 3rd XI wasundefeated throughout the season.At the conclusion of 2010, which represents the mid point in the2010/11 cricket season, the 1st XI were currently in first place. The offseason training, together with the faithful support of a strong group ofparents and boys, has contributed to making 2010 and extraordinarilymemorable season for cricket.BasketballThe PJ Yeend cup awarded to the best basketballer at the School wasawarded to Matthew Andronicos (Year 12). The Graham Kelly MemorialTrophy for contribution to basketball at the School was awarded toRobert Lagudi (Year 12). These two Kingsmen capture much of thespirit and quality of basketball at The King’s School, with the first teamobtaining a top 3 position and the seconds finishing equal fourth inthe GPS competition.The U14 age group had a particularly successful year which suggeststhat the future of basketball at King’s is strong. The development ofbasketball skills was further enhanced through a tour to the USA. TheSchool has also forged some strategic links with the Sydney Kingswhose head coach is a King’s Old Boy, Ian Robilliard.28 29

Rowing2010 was a strong year for rowing at The King’s School with King’sretaining the Downer Trophy, which is a points score trophy held betweenNewington and The King’s School at the Head of the ParramattaRegatta. At the end of the year, the 1st VIII obtained second place inthe Head of the Parramatta and the 2nd VIII won their race as did theYear 10 junior VIII.At the AAGPS Head of the River held at Penrith, The King’s School wasrarely absent from the podium with excellent wins by the 3rd VIII and3rd and 4th IV. Rowing continues to be one of the great sports at TheKing’s School and it is particularly pleasing to see that a number of OldBoys go on to represent their country and achieve medals at a varietyof world rowing events. Peter Koster (Year 11) and Harry Healy (Year 12)were also selected in the AAGPS Representative VIII team.The rowing shed is pleased to be able to welcome Mr James Tyreeas its new Master in Charge of Rowing. The coaching team, led by MrTom Courtney, has done an outstanding job in maintaining King’s asone of the great rowing schools of Australia.SwimmingThe King’s School has enjoyed a very good reputation in swimmingover recent years and this was continued throughout 2010 with theSchool in a neck and neck competition with Newington and Shore totake out the GPS Premiership. Despite outstanding performances byJosh Hollard and the swimming achievements of Stephen Kim, JohnMurphy, Callum Anderson, Nathan Watson and Justin Matthews, thefirst, intermediate and junior divisions all achieved third place.Karate kidEugenio Gallo (Year 6) competed in the International WorldChampionships in Karate and came back with the gold medal for hisyear group.EquestrianThe King’s School Equestrian team participated in the North WestEquestrian Expo at Coonabarabran, which is the biggest inter-schoolequestrian event in the Southern Hemisphere. Some 580 riders from118 schools competed, with King’s placing in the top 20 schools. SamBarton came second in his One Day Event and second in Power andSpeed and third in Showjumping. Peter Macintyre came first in his OneDay Event with commendable performances by Sid Pye, LachlanGreen and Ted Hall.TennisThe 2009/2010 tennis season saw The King’s School win back to backGPS Premierships in both the 1sts and 2nds. There are now over 150boys playing tennis at King’s and such has been the strength of tennis,two of our students, Joey Swaysland and James Duckworth, wereawarded tennis scholarships at the Australian Institute of Sport.In what was probably one of the most impressive tennis performancein the School’s history, Jacob Sullivan was chosen to represent the GPS1st in tennis and Suvan Madan was selected into the GPS 2nd team.30The King’s School31

I wish to express mywarm appreciationto all who havecontributed tomaking 2010 sucha memorable year.StaffThe academic staff, administrative staff and those working inmaintenance and grounds and dining hall have combined toensure that The King’s School produces a learning environment that issecond to none. The devotion shown by staff is such that theycharacteristically go well beyond mandated expectations in order toensure that the learning experience provided by The King’s School isof the very highest quality.CouncilThe Governors of The King’s School set the direction of the School.Throughout 2010, Council has served the School with a devotion which Ifind humbling. Although not remunerated in any way, the School Councilhas spent countless hours deciding the proper course for the future ofthe School. Faithfully and effectively led by the Chairman of Council, theReverend Martin Robinson, the current health and vitality of the School isno small way due to the wisdom and vision of this extraordinary group.School executiveThe prominence of The King’s School’s within Australian education, thestrength of its academic program and the richness of its co-curricularprogram, is a product of the School’s executive. This group has beenindefatigable in their service to the School and in their support of me.Most of the better ideas, in relation to the future of The King’s Schoolowe their genesis to the School Executive and I extend my profoundthanks to them for their support, creativity and devoted service. Notmany will be aware of the huge impost made by me upon their time,yet all members of the School Executive give cheerfully of themselvesand contribute richly to the strong collegiality found with the School. Ithank each member of the School Executive for the synergy they bringto the leadership of the School and for being architects of anotherstrong year.Members of the School Executive for 2010 were:Mrs Ruth AdamsMr Peter RaineyMrs Belinda BaxterMr Tony RocksMr Rob ChandlerMrs Julie WrightMr Keith DalleywaterMr Geoff DornanThe Rev Stephen EdwardsMr Michael EggenhuizenMr Peter GrimesMr Bruce HilliardMr Kevin LeeMr Clive LoganMr Graham McGregorMr Malcolm PowysMembers of the School Council for 2010 were:The Most Reverend Dr P Jensen Mr R DavisPresidentMrs B GordonMr JD LaneThe Rev MB RobinsonMr BR LarkingChairmanDr R MackayMr AED MobbsThe Venerable KP AllenThe Rev Canon BH MorrisonMr WMcI CarpenterMr PE RobertsThe Rev Canon Dr D Claydon Mr LDS Waddy, AM, RFDThe Rev Dr H CoxMr MJ WebeckConclusion2010 has been a very successful year, but we must never presume thatsuccess is easy to come by or that we are immune from the possibilityof failure. I am mindful that the School is supported by the prayersof many and by the goodwill of a pantheon of supporters who lovethe School. I wish to express my warm appreciation to all who havecontributed to making 2010 such a memorable year.In closing, I would like to thank my wife, Jane, and my family for theirlove, help and support throughout the year.Dr Tim HawkesHeadmasterDecember 201032 The King’s School33

The curriculum isso much necessaryraw material but warmthis the vital element for thegrowing plant and for thesoul of the child.Karl Jung34 The King’s School35

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